Hours

Park
Hours

Fieldhouse Hours

Sunday

9:00 am-5:00 pm

Monday

7:00 am-9:30 pm

Tuesday

7:00 am-9:30 pm

Wednesday

7:00 am-9:30 pm

Thursday

7:00 am-9:30 pm

Friday

7:00 am-9:00 pm

Saturday

9:00 am-5:00 pm

Description

The 16.23-acre Norwood Park boasts the Chicago Park District's only outdoor swimming pool on the North Side with a water slide, making it a favorite destination for summer day camps and young swimmers in the neighborhood. Sports programs for youth include flag football, floor hockey, outdoor soccer, track & field, and tumbling. On the cultural side, they can enjoy classes in acting, piano & music, and tap dancing.

Parents with preschoolers gather for such programs as Musical Moms, Pops & Tots, MightyFitFamily, as well as arts & crafts. A range of activities exist for adults and seniors, including sewing, aerobics, and basketball leagues. Recently the park added a Special Recreation program for children/adults with special needs.

Norwood Park hosts some of the most entertaining special events for neighborhood families, outdoor movies, Halloween parties, and its annual Dinner with Santa.

The Norwood Park Senior Center opened in September 2009 on Park District property adjoining the existing Norwood Park Field house. This senior center offers fitness classes, computer classes, a dining room where hot meals will be served and health screenings for the elderly to the community. Info call: 773.775.6071.

The Senior Center is a partnership of the City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, the Chicago Park District, and Norwood Seniors Network.

History

Norwood Park, located in the community area of the same name, dates to the 1920s. Thirty years earlier, the City of Chicago had annexed Norwood Park Village, already a community of substantial homes. When residential development surged after 1910, citizens created a local park district to serve the area. Established in 1920, the Norwood Park District was one of 22 park commissions consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. The Norwood Park District purchased 14 acres for its first park in 1921. Site drainage began in 1922, and bath house and swimming pool construction shortly thereafter. In 1928, the park district added a fieldhouse with a 500-seat assembly hall. The community, the park district, and the park itself all take their names from Norwood, an 1867 novel by clergyman and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887). The moniker "Park" was added to the community name because Norwood was already the name of an Illinois post office.

Programs

Registration dates vary by park. The dates listed below are specific to this park.

2019 Winter: Free Fitness Week

Most programs run from Monday, March 18 to Sunday, March 24.

Online registration begins Monday, December 03.

In-person registration begins Saturday, December 08.

2019 Spring: Zone 1: West of California

Most programs run from Monday, April 01 to Sunday, June 09.

Online registration begins Monday, February 25.

In-person registration begins Saturday, March 02.

Click on a program name below for description, availability and to add to your wish list or register online (if available). For activities that have already begun, registration is ongoing while spots are available.

From March 18, 2019 to March 24, 2019Each Sunday from 9am to 4pmEach Monday from 7am to 2pmEach Monday from 3pm to 9pmEach Tuesday from 7am to 2pmEach Tuesday from 3pm to 9pmEach Wednesday from 3pm to 9pmEach Wednesday from 7am to 2pmEach Thursday from 7am to 2pmEach Thursday from 3pm to 9pmEach Friday from 7am to 2pmEach Friday from 3pm to 9pmEach Saturday from 9am to 4pm